Traveling through the sword to engage in military industry.

Chapter 128 Passing by Chang'an
The battle broke out. Ren Zhong did not wait for the battle to end. He and Hu Zi and other guards followed Sun Desheng's cavalry company and directly crossed the blockade broken by Li Yunlong and his men, crossing the Fen River when the fierce fighting was in full swing.

On the west bank of the Fen River, the cavalry company used RPG rocket launchers to directly destroy two artillery towers on the blockade line, tearing open the two blockade lines of the Japanese devils cleanly and neatly, and sent Ren Zhong and others to the edge of the mountain before turning around and fighting back.

Ren Zhong did not stay either. He traveled all night and went deep into the mountains for more than 30 miles before he found a forest where everyone leaned against each other to rest. At dawn, he continued to move forward and westward. When he arrived at the county town in front, he bypassed Pu County and headed straight for Daning. Then he went south from Daning to Yichuan, and then all the way south to Lintong.

They traveled nearly 500 kilometers and took eight days to finally arrive at the Kelaishun Inn in Lintong at dusk.

"Sir, are you here to eat or stay in a hotel?" The waiter at Kelaishun Inn seemed very enthusiastic when he saw more than a dozen guests on horseback arriving.

"Let's eat first, then check in." Ren Zhong glanced at the inn's sign to make sure he had found the right place. "Give each of us a portion of mutton soup buns, and five pounds of mutton. After we finish eating, we need a room upstairs, two bunk beds for my brothers, and some concentrated feed for our horses."

Ren Zhong ordered casually.

"Okay, sir, please come in. We will take care of the horses." The welcoming waiter called a few of his companions to come over and lead the horses.

Kelaishun Inn has its own stable that can accommodate more than 20 horses. After all, in this era, horses are still a relatively mainstream means of transportation.

"Sir, please take a seat upstairs!" The shopkeeper came up to him with wrinkles on his face from smiling. Seeing that Ren Zhong and his companions had many people and horses and heavy luggage, it was obvious that they were not ordinary poor refugees. They were all young and strong, and moved in an orderly manner. They did not look like ordinary traveling merchants. These people lived a life of luxury, and even a day and a night would cost at least more than ten dollars.

Ren Zhong went up the stairs and came to Room A. There were two 8-person tables inside, so Ren Zhong and his group did not have to squeeze together.

Soon, two bowls of steaming mutton soup with steamed buns were served. Hu Zi and his friends didn't say anything, but started to eat. After sleeping in the open air for several days in the mountains, everyone was a little hungry.

"Selling cigarettes, Laodao brand cigarettes, three packs for one dollar!" Everyone was eating happily when they suddenly heard hawking voices outside the door.

Ren Zhong's mind moved, "Hey, cigarette seller, how about seven packs for two yuan?"

"Sir, please take a look. These are genuine Laodao brand cigarettes. I dare not lower the price if you use French francs. If you pay in silver, I will sell you seven packs and give you a box of matches." A middle-aged man selling cigarettes walked in with a smile.

Yes, this is the contact person arranged by the brigade commander. Ren Zhong didn't expect that the contact person would know it as soon as he arrived.

It was the first time for him to do this kind of underground meeting. "Huzi, take out two dollars to buy cigarettes."

"Okay, boss." Hu Zi put down the bowl, took out two dollars and handed it to the middle-aged man selling cigarettes.

"Thank you, boss. Here are the cigarettes. Here are the matches. They are very useful." The middle-aged man selling cigarettes took out seven packs of cigarettes from his bag and handed them to Hu Zi, then handed a box of matches directly to Ren Zhong.

Ren Zhong took the match and put it in his pocket.

The two of them ended the conversation without any more words.

After dinner, when Ren Zhong returned to his room alone, he took out the box of matches, opened it and saw that there was indeed a small note inside.

"Tonight at 10 o'clock, Liu's Tea Garden in the west of the city."

Kelaishun Inn was the first stop on the list of meeting points given to Ren Zhong by the brigade commander, but the mysterious thing was that neither the owner nor the waiter had any relationship with the underground organization. It was just a simple preliminary meeting place. According to the prior arrangement, after Ren Zhong and his companions stayed here, someone would come to meet them. Ren Zhong originally thought that he would have to wait for a day or two, but he didn't expect that the comrades of the underground organization would find him immediately.

Obviously, they have been waiting here.

After dinner, Ren Zhong rested in the inn until 9: in the evening, then woke up Hu Zi, and the two of them walked all the way to the Liu Family Tea Garden next to Yide Gate.

The streets of Lintong were deserted at night, with almost no one to be seen. It was only a few hundred meters from Kelaishun to Liujia Tea Garden, and Ren Zhong and his team found the place without much effort by following the street.

The tea garden had naturally closed by this time. There was a lantern in front of the gate emitting a dim light, and one could just barely make out the poster with the words "Liu Family Tea Garden" fluttering in the wind. Ren Zhong walked to the gate, looked around to see no one, and knocked on the door three times.

After waiting for a while, the gate opened and the middle-aged man who opened the door was the one who sold cigarettes.

He just glanced at Ren Zhong and Hu Zi, nodded, and gestured for them to go in.

Ren Zhong and Hu Zi walked into the courtyard. The middle-aged man closed the door and accompanied Ren Zhong and Hu Zi into the main room in the tea garden. The middle-aged man smiled and said, "Thank you for your hard work. My last name is Wang. Wait a minute, I'll go boil some water and make some tea for you two comrades."

"Comrade Wang, there's no need to bother anymore. Let's just talk about what happened and leave." Ren Zhong shook his head. Although the Kuomintang-controlled areas were not as scary as before, the less trouble there was the better.

"This is the radio you need. The instruction manual and code book are also inside." Ren Zhong pointed at the bag on Hu Zi's back and motioned for him to put it on the table.

"When the battery runs out, you can use a hand-cranked generator to charge it. There are three lights on the radio. When you see only one yellow light on, it is ready to charge."

The code book is a regular code, different from the military GB2312, Ren Zhong copied a BIG5!
It takes some effort to decipher a purely traditional Chinese character set.

"Okay, then we will learn how to use it according to the instructions. If it doesn't work, we will send someone to the base to learn. Regarding the transaction, we have contacted three wealthy families in Chang'an. In order to avoid any further complications, we have contacted one of them today and can trade 3 kilograms first. We will trade another 5 kilograms tomorrow morning and afternoon." Comrade Wang is not the type of person who drags his feet. In their line of work, the most taboo thing is to meddle in other people's business.

When Ren Zhong heard this, he was secretly amazed. The gentry in Chang'an were really powerful.

He secretly issued a price of 5 dollars per gram to the wealthy outsiders who were trading penicillin, but he would only accept small yellow croakers, one small yellow croaker for 7 grams of penicillin.

3公斤四舍五入要收他429根小黄鱼。是430根，差不多13公斤的黄金！至于5公斤青霉素则要收700多根小黄鱼，22公斤多黄金。

This means that Chang'an alone sold more than 57 kilograms of gold! Although this place is now close to the front line, its purchasing power is still amazing.

Of course, these gentry would not lose out. Thanks to the efforts of Zhang Wanhe and others, penicillin had begun to circulate on the black market in major cities in the north and in the rear areas. One gram was divided into four portions for anti-inflammatory purposes, and each portion cost between two and three dollars!
Therefore, if these wealthy people get penicillin and sell it well, they can double their profit.

Zhang Wanhe and his team sell it at about 5 yuan per gram at wholesale price, and only 2 yuan per serving at retail!
However, Zhang Wanhe only needed 3 dollars to buy goods from Ren Zhong, and he could also use paintings to pay off his debts. A famous artist's work cost 2000 or dollars, which was worth dollars to Ren Zhong, which meant that the price was further reduced. Therefore, Zhang Wanhe was able to accumulate tens of thousands of dollars.

From this wave of investment in Changan, Ren Zhong also made more than 2000 million yuan.

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